December 2024
January 2025
Can Scheffler Repeat His Record-Breaking 2024 PGA Tour Season?
Scottie Scheffler's incredible 2024 PGA Tour season, featuring seven wins and a Masters victory, is analyzed for potential repeat performance in 2025, considering factors like Tiger Woods's previous achievements and the challenges of maintaining peak performance.
Can Scheffler Repeat His Record-Breaking 2024 PGA Tour Season?
Scottie Scheffler's incredible 2024 PGA Tour season, featuring seven wins and a Masters victory, is analyzed for potential repeat performance in 2025, considering factors like Tiger Woods's previous achievements and the challenges of maintaining peak performance.
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48% Bias Score
Florida "Stand Your Ground" Law Used in Dismissal of Murder Charges
A Florida judge dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who fatally shot his neighbor's son during a tree-trimming dispute, invoking the "Stand Your Ground" law; the court found the defendant's use of lethal force reasonable given the victim's aggressive behavior and criminal history.
Florida "Stand Your Ground" Law Used in Dismissal of Murder Charges
A Florida judge dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who fatally shot his neighbor's son during a tree-trimming dispute, invoking the "Stand Your Ground" law; the court found the defendant's use of lethal force reasonable given the victim's aggressive behavior and criminal history.
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40% Bias Score
House of Lords Reform: Readers Offer Diverse Solutions
Readers respond to The Guardian's editorial on House of Lords reform, offering diverse proposals ranging from modifications to complete abolition and replacement with a proportionally elected senate within a federal structure, highlighting the lack of consensus on a solution.
House of Lords Reform: Readers Offer Diverse Solutions
Readers respond to The Guardian's editorial on House of Lords reform, offering diverse proposals ranging from modifications to complete abolition and replacement with a proportionally elected senate within a federal structure, highlighting the lack of consensus on a solution.
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36% Bias Score
Water Rates Proposed to Address Northern Ireland's Crumbling Wastewater System
Northern Ireland is considering introducing domestic water rates to fund repairs to its wastewater infrastructure, which is threatening the environment and economy, as highlighted by the pollution in Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake.
Water Rates Proposed to Address Northern Ireland's Crumbling Wastewater System
Northern Ireland is considering introducing domestic water rates to fund repairs to its wastewater infrastructure, which is threatening the environment and economy, as highlighted by the pollution in Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake.
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36% Bias Score
9 Million UK Households Face £66M Energy Overpayment Risk
Nine million UK households risk overpaying £66 million on energy bills unless they submit meter readings by January 1st due to the Ofgem price cap increase to £1,738, impacting those on standard variable tariffs without smart meters.
9 Million UK Households Face £66M Energy Overpayment Risk
Nine million UK households risk overpaying £66 million on energy bills unless they submit meter readings by January 1st due to the Ofgem price cap increase to £1,738, impacting those on standard variable tariffs without smart meters.
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48% Bias Score
Spain's 2025 Tax Hikes Trigger Cost of Living Crisis
Starting in 2025, Spain implements new tax policies and removes government subsidies, resulting in increased prices for essential goods (4-10%), electricity (21% VAT), and fuel (diesel tax increase), impacting household budgets and potentially exacerbating economic inequality.
Spain's 2025 Tax Hikes Trigger Cost of Living Crisis
Starting in 2025, Spain implements new tax policies and removes government subsidies, resulting in increased prices for essential goods (4-10%), electricity (21% VAT), and fuel (diesel tax increase), impacting household budgets and potentially exacerbating economic inequality.
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48% Bias Score
France Eases Public Procurement Access for SMEs Amidst Looming Debt Crisis
France's new government enacted two decrees in late December 2024 to simplify public procurement for SMEs, offering limited relief amid a looming debt crisis that may curb public spending in 2025, despite a previous, stalled, reform aiming to streamline the €171 billion public procurement market.
France Eases Public Procurement Access for SMEs Amidst Looming Debt Crisis
France's new government enacted two decrees in late December 2024 to simplify public procurement for SMEs, offering limited relief amid a looming debt crisis that may curb public spending in 2025, despite a previous, stalled, reform aiming to streamline the €171 billion public procurement market.
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40% Bias Score
Pennsylvania Court Upholds State Control Over Voting Machine Access
A Pennsylvania court ruled that the state's secretary of state can block unauthorized third-party access to voting machines, upholding a directive issued after a Fulton County incident involving Wake Technology Services accessing Dominion voting machines in 2021; the court rejected the county's chal...
Pennsylvania Court Upholds State Control Over Voting Machine Access
A Pennsylvania court ruled that the state's secretary of state can block unauthorized third-party access to voting machines, upholding a directive issued after a Fulton County incident involving Wake Technology Services accessing Dominion voting machines in 2021; the court rejected the county's chal...
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44% Bias Score
Texas Republican's Uncertainty Jeopardizes House Speaker's Re-election
Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy announced his uncertainty in supporting House Speaker Mike Johnson's re-election bid, citing concerns over past legislative failures and the recent contentious budget process; this has jeopardized Johnson's chances, as the GOP's slim majority allows only one ...
Texas Republican's Uncertainty Jeopardizes House Speaker's Re-election
Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy announced his uncertainty in supporting House Speaker Mike Johnson's re-election bid, citing concerns over past legislative failures and the recent contentious budget process; this has jeopardized Johnson's chances, as the GOP's slim majority allows only one ...
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40% Bias Score
Scotland's Rejected £6 Billion Maglev Train Plan
The Scottish cabinet considered a £6 billion Maglev train between Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2009, but rejected it due to lack of funding and integration issues with existing transport networks, despite its technological feasibility.
Scotland's Rejected £6 Billion Maglev Train Plan
The Scottish cabinet considered a £6 billion Maglev train between Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2009, but rejected it due to lack of funding and integration issues with existing transport networks, despite its technological feasibility.
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60% Bias Score
Limited Impact of AI Disinformation in Recent Elections; Future Threats Remain
AI-generated disinformation played a limited role in recent US and European elections; however, the accessibility of tools like Elon Musk's Grok raises significant future concerns about the potential for widespread disinformation campaigns.
Limited Impact of AI Disinformation in Recent Elections; Future Threats Remain
AI-generated disinformation played a limited role in recent US and European elections; however, the accessibility of tools like Elon Musk's Grok raises significant future concerns about the potential for widespread disinformation campaigns.
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36% Bias Score
Azimut|Benetti Founder Paolo Vitelli Dies in Accident
Paolo Vitelli, founder of the luxury yacht company Azimut|Benetti, died on [Date not provided] at age 77 in Ayas, Italy, from injuries sustained in a fall while operating a shutter at his home; an autopsy is pending.
Azimut|Benetti Founder Paolo Vitelli Dies in Accident
Paolo Vitelli, founder of the luxury yacht company Azimut|Benetti, died on [Date not provided] at age 77 in Ayas, Italy, from injuries sustained in a fall while operating a shutter at his home; an autopsy is pending.
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24% Bias Score